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09-24-2018 , 12:30 PM

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Johnny Truant

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Any chance they are telegraphing their intent to trial balloon/distract/reduce the impact of the actual action when they take it?

09-24-2018 , 12:31 PM

#121152

synth_floyd

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It will get released in some form, whether it's officially via the DOJ, subpeonaed by Dems if they take over the house or leaked by someone.

09-24-2018 , 12:32 PM

#121153

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

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the night of tiny mushroom shaped knives

09-24-2018 , 12:33 PM

#121154

TimmayB

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Meh NPR reported this as well and they usually don’t fail. I’d be surprised if he’s still there by the end of the day.

09-24-2018 , 12:33 PM

#121155

AllTheCheese

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BREAKING NYT REPORT: Rod Rosenstein Has Hidden Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sources Say

09-24-2018 , 12:35 PM

#121156

Koss

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Truant

Any chance they are telegraphing their intent to trial balloon/distract/reduce the impact of the actual action when they take it?

We have been over this. This is stupid watergate. This may end up having the effect you described, but this is not 4d chess.

09-24-2018 , 12:37 PM

#121157

AllTheCheese

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Originally Posted by Koss

We have been over this. This is stupid watergate. This may end up having the effect you described, but this is not 4d chess.

It's not ****ing 4D chess dude. It's basic ****. Every Trump slappy has been thinking nonstop for the last year how to get rid of Rosenstein while minimizing the obvious comparisons to Nixon.

09-24-2018 , 12:51 PM

#121158

dth123451

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God I ****ing hate the New York Times so ****ing much

09-24-2018 , 12:53 PM

#121159

Max Cut

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Distraction from the #BelieveSurvivors walkout? Walkout begins minutes from now.

Distraction from Kavanaugh being outed as a sexpred? Rosenstein now to meet with trump on thursday, same day as the hearing, for more distraction.

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09-24-2018 , 12:56 PM

#121160

realDonaldTrump

WITCH HUNT!

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( twitter | raw text )

09-24-2018 , 01:02 PM

#121161

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterJMcgee

https://twitter.com/DelWilber/status...56070674382848

So I guess nothing happened then? lol

What a goddamn ****show.

09-24-2018 , 01:06 PM

#121162

Johnny Truant

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Koss

We have been over this. This is stupid watergate. This may end up having the effect you described, but this is not 4d chess.

I get that, but as ATC said, it's not all that brilliant. There is a difference between tactics and strategy. Say what you will about the near boundless incompetency of the admin, but sledgehammer propaganda is not chess. Firehose lying to sew confusion and distrust is their MO, and it is foolish to ignore how well it is working for them up to now.

09-24-2018 , 01:08 PM

#121163

dth123451

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McConnell could of course end this whole circus immediately by having a vote on the Protect Mueller Act, which was already voted out of committee.

Separately, any 2 of of the Flake/Corker/Collins dip**** concerned caucus could say “no judges for you until we vote on the Protect Mueller Act.”

Complete and utter pieces of ****. All of them.

09-24-2018 , 01:11 PM

#121164

simplicitus

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https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1044266386502144003

09-24-2018 , 01:16 PM

#121165

simplicitus

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Rod Rosenstein to stay in job for now, will meet with Trump on Thursday, White House says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.650ad672ec26

09-24-2018 , 01:22 PM

#121166

mather_2020

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Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Rod Rosenstein to stay in job for now, will meet with Trump on Thursday, White House says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.650ad672ec26

Since Trump is too scared to fire anyone face to face all Rosenstein has to do is compliment him on Thursday and he'll keep his job.

09-24-2018 , 01:32 PM

#121167

SuperUberBob

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Leave it to the New York Times, the supposed media voice of the resistance, to publish the ammunition necessary to fire Rod Rosenstein.

Outlets like WaPo and NYT love having Trump in office. He has been very profitable for them. But when he finds a way to elect himself dictator for life they will be no more.

09-24-2018 , 01:38 PM

#121168

Namath12

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Originally Posted by champstark

If Mueller gets canned, we have the NYT to thank for that, directly. Great show getting used by a Trump operative.

I know we rightfully **** all over NPR from time to time here, but if you can find it, go and listen to the interview Michael Schmidt (NYT article writer) did with one of the All Things Considered people on Friday. He's going hard to the paint to defend the article, and the interviewer asks at one point something along the lines of "Does it trouble you that the article relies on second-hand knowledge of what was said?" Schmidt errs and uhs like someone who just walked into a room and found Chris Hansen standing there. It's brilliant.

Also

09-24-2018 , 01:46 PM

#121169

Namath12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dth123451

McConnell could of course end this whole circus immediately by having a vote on the Protect Mueller Act, which was already voted out of committee.

Separately, any 2 of of the Flake/Corker/Collins dip**** concerned caucus could say “no judges for you until we vote on the Protect Mueller Act.”

Complete and utter pieces of ****. All of them.

Yeah and McConnell's wife works directly for Trump (which is, apparently, just fine and totally not-corrupt) so expecting ANY oversight out of him is a fool's errand

09-24-2018 , 01:49 PM

#121170

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I mean I'm sure Elaine Chao has forgotten more about "transportation" than most of us could ever know in many lifetimes, but would it be too much to ask for them to get someone to sit in that chair who isn't MARRIED to the goddamned Senate Majority Leader for ****'s sake???

Spoiler:

09-24-2018 , 01:51 PM

#121171

otatop

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Originally Posted by SuperUberBob

Outlets like WaPo and NYT love having Trump in office. He has been very profitable for them. But when he finds a way to elect himself dictator for life they will be no more.

All that matters is this quarter's profits, who cares about 2 years from now?

09-24-2018 , 01:52 PM

#121172

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Rod Rosenstein to stay in job for now, will meet with Trump on Thursday, White House says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.650ad672ec26

Is it possible that the WH was just "testing the waters" trying to get Rosenstein to leave voluntarily?

09-24-2018 , 01:54 PM

#121173

MonsterJMcgee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Cut

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/...79037282197504

09-24-2018 , 01:59 PM

#121174

ScreaminAsian

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kellyanne showing why she is one of the top advisors to the potus

09-24-2018 , 02:12 PM

#121175

bobman0330

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Originally Posted by DVaut1

Theory: Trump made some half-hearted or second-hand or back-channel demand Rosenstein come to the WH and resign.

Rosenstein agrees to meet at the WH, sending Trump flackeys to their usual sources (e.g., Axios) to go gossip about how Rosenstein is resigning.

Rosenstein shows up as requested but is not willing to resign, so now compliant Trump leak stenographers are stuck holding the bag of ****.

doesn't matter; got clicks

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